Monthly Archives: December 2009

Focus on the Family Against Killing Gays

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

by Jesse Galef – Baby steps, people, baby steps.  Truth Wins Out reports that Focus on the Family president Jim Daly is opposed to the proposed Uganda law which would require killing homosexuals.  He’s also against the way the legislation … Continue reading →

Posted in GLBT, Jesse Galef, Politics | 51 Comments

Science Teacher John Freshwater Fired

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: It was correctly pointed out to me that the main link for this article is a year old. The information is accurate, but outdated. My fault for thinking it was recent news. Thanks to Ed for letting me know! … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Science | 34 Comments

Eliminating the Pledge from a School Board Meeting

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A parent in the Issaquah School District in King County, Washington requested that the school board eliminate the Pledge of Allegiance from their regular business meetings. “It is inappropriate for the school board to ask atheists to stand and proclaim … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 14 Comments

There is (Probably?) No God

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I hear atheists saying both of the following statements and it would be nice to have it cleared up. Which statement should atheists be using? 1. There is probably no god. 2. There is no god. I should note that … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 179 Comments

FSM Tattoo

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Why is this Flying Spaghetti Monster tattoo on a site called “Ugliest Tattoos”? Sacrilege, I tell you. I plan to get an expanded version of this all across my chest one day. Because the ladies will love it. (Thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 16 Comments

Where Are the Young Atheists?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

In February, I’m going to be attending a Christian conference that will probably draw several hundred teenagers — maybe even thousands. At every atheist conferences I’ve ever been to, I’ve been shocked to see anywhere close to 100 students. Why … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 82 Comments

Ken Ham Blasts Physicist Lawrence Krauss for Explaining Science Correctly

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Ken Ham is mad at physicist Lawrence Krauss because Krauss told the truth about how we were created. I love that last line: “Forget Jesus; the stars died so that you could be here today!” Besides the “blasphemy,” Ham is … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science | 32 Comments

Fireplace Baby

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You know what makes me happy? Children who just know where atheists want them to go: Reader Adam says that his son AJ was just looking for his binky and that the family never uses the fireplace. But we know … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 8 Comments

Why Would a Christian Parent Not Allow a Child to See Her Mother?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Evangelical Christians are supposed to be all about love and family, right? Maybe one of them can explain the “Christian thinking” in this story. Lisa Miller and Janet Jenkins were lesbians who were joined in a civil union 10 years … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits | 33 Comments

An Atheist’s Old Bible

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Lindsay was looking at her childhood Bible recently. Turns out there were a *lot* of passages she highlighted that no longer have the same meaning. I decided that it might be interesting to look at the Bible I used … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 42 Comments